| A | B |
|---|
| bureaucracy | System of managing government through departments |
| polytheistic | Believing in many gods |
| poly | many |
| theistic | having to do with god |
| artisan | Skilled craftsworker |
| pictogram | Drawing used to represent a word |
| scribe | Specially trained person to read and write in temple |
| city-state | A city and the surrounding countryside |
| empire | Group of states controlled by one ruler |
| civilization | Society characterized by cities |
| fertile land | Soil good for crops and farming |
| irrigation | Building canals to water crops |
| public works | Projects built by government |
| social class | Divisions based on wealth or power |
| specialization | Becoming expert in one thing |
